How do you choose???

[Mrs. K]

Try this - just buy the same breed, and use the same name... I always have a BO named Butter!

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

just buy the same breed,

I have toyed with this idea, white chickens then next year brown chickens then barred chickens and cull whites...

But my order is in for April so too late for that this year.

 

[3KillerBs]

I have toyed with this idea, white chickens then next year brown chickens then barred chickens and cull whites...

But my order is in for April so too late for that this year.

I have actually read that this is one traditional method of raising chickens -- rotate through three breeds and cull the breed that's going into their second molt.

 

[MaritimeFlock]

This post is because of a thread from last week..
Favorite breeds/Dream Flock breeds...

It got me to thinking more about what I would really like to have..
Which is, show quality Brahmas.
I would like to have 10 hens and 1 rooster..

My husband said its do-able, but I would have to thin down my current flock(s).
How do I choose?
I cant just get rid of my chickens.
I'm not like 'some people. ...and i dont know any of those 'some people personally. Just some things I have read about.
I love all of my chickens, in fact, some of them are old and out of their prime. I still love them and I care for them as I would my own child. Im sure most people do the same.

I guess I need to feel just how greatly I want those big chickens...

I really, really want them.

My husband thinks i have too much on my plate now.

JoJo & Janis have a huge coop/house..
Cash Money has 4 hens and a nice coop/house. (Silkies)
Shaemus has 3 hens, nice coop/house. Shaemus is silkie/satin, I think and he has 1 Satin hen and 2 silkie hens.
Genghis Khan has 2 hens in a nice coop/house.. He and 1 hen are Polish other hen is a silkie
I have a game rooster, Chester, with only 1 hen that dont live with him yet... I need another hen or two for him.
I have a coop/house for all of my juvenile Silkie chicks.
I have a coop/house for my almost juvenile silkie chicks.
I have 2 brooders, not full now...
I dont want to add another huge coop/house area...
I have the room, just not the desire to add more on...
Decisions...
OH....
How could I forget...
I also have a special coop/house for SPECIAL chickens... currently 9 living in there.. only 1 of those has"special needs" which is Picasso.
The other 8 are just the unwanted, almost culled, ugly ducklings that will not be sold or used for breeding..
Mostly saved from other peoples chicks.. only 2 are from my chickens..

We have 4 hens, 3 pullets, and 3 roosters. I additionally adopted 8 silkie chicks for a broody hen. I could never imagine downsizing. I love them all too much. I only plan to adopt out the males of my new chicks. And even this will be hard for me. But I already have three boys who get along great, and I don't want anyone getting hurt.